On Thursday, the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan released a US citizen after holding direct talks with US officials in Kabul. Trump envoy Adam Boehler and former US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad traveled to Afghanistan on Thursday and held talks with Mawlawi Amir...
US Judge Says Families of 9/11 Victims Not Entitled to Afghan Central Bank Funds
A US judge has determined that families of the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks are not entitled to Afghan central bank funds that the Biden administration has seized. During the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the US withdrawal in 2021, the Biden...
Report: Ukraine Asks NATO For Leftover Afghanistan Funds
NATO is considering using a $3.4 billion fund that was meant to support the now-defunct US-backed Afghan government to provide more aid for Ukraine, POLITICO reported on Wednesday. Known as the Afghan National Army Trust Fund, the money was donated by individual NATO...
One Year After Afghanistan Withdrawal, Millions of Afghans Facing Starvation as US Maintains Sanctions
6 million Afghans at risk of famine
Taliban Says US Drones are Entering Afghan Airspace Through Pakistan
The Taliban's acting defense minister said Sunday that US drones have been entering Afghan airspace through Pakistan. "According to our information the drones are entering through Pakistan to Afghanistan, they use Pakistan’s airspace, we ask Pakistan, don't use your...
Report: US Plans to Continue Talks With the Taliban on Frozen Afghan Funds
9/11 families urged Biden to return the money to Afghanistan
Pentagon Estimates Taliban Took Control of Over $7 Billion in US Military Equipment
The majority of the equipment was tactical ground vehicles
Family Members of 9/11 Victims Tell Biden to Return Frozen Funds to Afghans
A group of family members of 9/11 victims has sent a letter to President Biden urging him to return the $7 billion in frozen Afghan reserves held by the US Federal Reserve to the Afghan people. Earlier this year, President Biden signed an executive order that would...
One Year After Taliban Takeover, US Refuses to Release Afghan Funds
Afghans are facing a dire humanitarian crisis
Taliban Investigating US Claim of Killing al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri
The Taliban says it wasn’t aware Zawahiri was in Kabul